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Carbon countdown clock: how much of the world's carbon budget have we spent?

The clock marks how long it will take, if the rate of greenhouse gas emissions stays the same, before 2 degrees celsius of warming is likely. The 2015 Paris climate accord seeks to keep warming well below 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, to prevent the worst effects of climate change.

Here's how The Guardian built the clock. Here's more on Pennsylvania's response to climate change.

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Pa. Senate votes to repeal climate program

The RGGI rule was finalized more than 2 years ago, but has never been enforced because of court challenges.

By Rachel McDevitt

Pa. gas drilling slowed in spring 2024, prices expected to rise this winter

The number of new wells has been falling since the third quarter of 2023.

By Rachel McDevitt

Methane emissions much higher than gas industry targets, study says

EDF’s images and modeling show the basins could be releasing enough gas to meet the energy needs of more than half of U.S. homes annually.

By Rachel McDevitt

Updated: September 5, 2024 | 11:12 am

Report calls for tougher lead testing standards for Pa. school districts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there is no safe level of lead in the blood.

By Rachel McDevitt

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Pa. activists try to head off nuclear restart at Three Mile Island

TMI Unit 1 owner Constellation said this summer it would be technically possible to repower the plant, but it does not have concrete plans to restart it.

By Rachel McDevitt

Listen to the radio adaptation of ‘Between Hevan and Eartha’

Six very different people find themselves thrown together during a storm for a focus group on climate change in Pennsylvania.

By Staff

Franklin County Transource project: How did we get here?

An electricity transmission line in Franklin County that has faced opposition since 2018 got a green light from the county, which struck a $9 million deal to allow Transource to build the line. The project is tied up in court, though, and might not be built. How did we get here?

By Unnati Akhouri

Slow demand growth depresses gas prices ahead of Labor Day weekend

The federal Energy Information Administration says, nationally, gas prices are 13% lower than last Labor Day.

By Rachel McDevitt

Pa. urges insurer flexibility for people affected by remnants of Debby

Debby, as a post-tropical depression, tore through the middle of the state, from the Maryland to the New York border, on Aug. 9.

By Rachel McDevitt

Stormwater runoff not an issue in solar fields with proper management, study finds

Researchers measured soil moisture at two solar fields near State College that are built on hillsides.

By Rachel McDevitt
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